Prince of wisdom (Page 1)
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I. Warm-up
1/ Have you read the book The Little Prince?
2/ What is the story of the book mainly about?
II. Read to understand the structure
1/ What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?
The new movie version of The Little Prince has had good reviews and is about to open in Chinese theaters soon.
2/ What is the main idea of Paragraph 7?
The story of this book is bittersweet.
3/ Which paragraphs are about the reasons why the book is so popular?
Paragraphs 2 to 6 are about the reasons why The Little
Prince is so popular.
4/ What is the structure of the passage?
Beginning: Paragraph 1
(The new movie version of The Little Prince is about to open in Chinese theaters soon)
Body:  Paragraphs 2 to 6
(Why the book is so popular)
Ending: Paragraph 7
(The story is bittersweet)
III. Reading
Read carefully and answer the following questions.
1/ Who wrote The Little Prince and when was it first published?
A French writer named Antoine de Saint-Exupery wrote it, and the book was first published in 1943.
2/ Who are the main characters in the story?
The Little Prince and a pilot who crashed his plane in the desert on the earth.
3/ Where did the Little Prince come from?
He came from an asteroid.
4/ Why did the Little Prince take a long journey away from his home?
His love affairs left him broken-hearted. In order to mend his broken heart, he took a long journey to other planets in search of wisdom.
5/ Why did he tell the pilot his story before his death?
He told the pilot his story so that the pilot would not despair.
IV. Word focus
Find the words in the passage that have the following meanings:
1/ the act of making something available to the public (Para. 1)
2/ giving little hope of success  (Para. 2)
3/ a secret love relationship between two people (Para. 2)
4/ great suffering of the mind  (Para. 4)
5/ combining sadness and happiness  (Para. 7)
6/ to please or attract somebody  (Para. 7)
1/ release  2/ desperate  3/ affair  4/ misery 5/ bittersweet  6/ charm
V. Further thinking
Discuss this statement in pairs and then give at least two examples to support it --- A great, popular book does not necessarily have to be a happy one. Generally, the books that win the hearts of readers are neither simply happy nor simply sad.
Music could be a cure (Page 5)
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I. Warm-up
1/ What kind of role does music play in your life?
2/ Do you believe that music can help cure serious diseases?
II. Read to understand the structure
1/ What is the function of Paragraph 1?
It introduces the topic of this passage.
2/ Which paragraph is a transitional one ?
Para 4.
3/ Which paragraphs are used to show that music might be able to help cure serious diseases?
Paragraphs 5 to 6 are used to show that music might be able to help Parkinson’s patients deal with this disease.
4/ What is the structure of the passage?
The structure of the passage is as follows:
Beginning: Paragraph 1
(Introduction to the topic of the passage)
Body:  Paragraphs 2 to 6
(Music’s positive effects on the body and brain)
Ending: Paragraph 7
(Attitude towards music’s effects)
III. Reading
Read carefully and answer the following questions.
1/ What is the mission of the Sync Project according to The Atlantic?
Its mission is to figure out if music can truly be used as medicine.
2/ What does current research show?
It shows that there is at least some influence.
3/ How can music positively affect the body and brain?
It can help to improve the quality and timeliness of office work, as well as overall positive attitudes while people are working. In addition, music can give physical and psychological benefits during high-intensity exercise. 
4/ Why do music’s effects still need to be better understood?
Just because music acts upon a part of the brain, that does not mean that mental health can be affected.
5/ What is Grahn’s attitude towards music’s effects?
It is not a sort of cure-all or replacement for a lot of things, but it has potential.
IV. Word focus
Find words and expressions in the passage that have the following meanings.
1/ particular work that you feel it is your duty to do (Para. 2)
2/ just as sb. said  (Para. 2)
3/ the quality of being on time  (Para. 3)
4/ use your influence on (Para. 4)
5/ a reaction to sth that has happened or been said (Para. 7)
6/ qualities that exist and can be developed (Para. 7)
1/ mission  2/ as sb. put it  3/ timeliness 
4/ act upon 5/ response  6/ potential
V. Further thinking
Discuss this topic in groups: How can music influence people’s lives both physically and psychologically?
Life is precious (Page 6)
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I. Pre-reading discussion
What should you pay attention to when driving?
II. Detailed reading
Answer the following questions:
1/ What does the author try to tell us?
Life is precious. Handle with care.
2/ Why was Jack stopped by Bob?
Because he was driving too fast.
3/ What happened to Bob?
Once upon a time he had a daughter. She was 6 when she was killed by a speeding driver. A fine and three months in jail, and the man was free. He is going to have to wait until heaven before he can hug his daughter again.
4. Who wrote this article?
We don't know, because the author is anonymous.
III. Vocabulary practice
Find the correct word or phrase in the passage according to the given explanation.
1/ move a vehicle closer to the side of the road and stop there                                       
2/ occur to                                     
3/ If a situation ____, it develops and becomes known or understood.
4/ the panel facing the driver's seat where most of the instruments and switches are
IV. Translation
1.警察走出车， 手上拿着一本大便签簿。
The cop was stepping out of his car, the big pad in hand.
2. 很高兴和你这样相遇。
Fancy meeting you like this.
3.我有点违规了。
I bent the rules a bit.
V. Further thinking 
What have you learned from the text?